Today the International Cycling Union's (UCI) License Commission released the list of teams that have been given "wild card" status for 2010. Only UCI Professional Continental teams can earn "wild card" status, which gives the team the right to be [...]
Cervélo TestTeam sprinter Kirsten Wild won the final stage of the Tour of Qatar today in a sprint finish on the Doha Corniche. The stage win, along with her time bonuses throughout the race, were enough for her to successfully defended her overall title from last [...]
The third day of the Etoile de Bessèges saw Vacansoileil's Borut Bozic's sprint dominance come to an end, with Frenchman Samuel Dumoulin besting the Slovenian in the 148.3 kilometer stage from Pont-Saint-Esprit to Bagnols-sur-Cèze. Dutchman Tom Veelers (Skil-Shimano) rounded out [...]
Cervélo TestTeam rider Lizzie Armitstead had an unlucky start to her first season with her new team, crashing out of stage one of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Despite being unable to finish the stage though, the young Briton was [...]
Last month Portuguese rider Manuel Cardoso burst into the limelight when he won the third stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, out-sprinting Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde and world champion Cadel Evans into Stirling. The powerful display marks [...]
It’s been a quiet first two days for Team Sky in the Etoile de Bessèges stage race in France, but Michael Barry has indicated that the riders are likely to be aggressive in the days ahead, chasing a win before [...]
This year the organizer of the Tour of Murcia, Paco Guzmán, has decided to boycott Italian teams from his race to show support for Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Last year the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) banned Valverde from racing in Italy [...]
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was [...]
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) took his second successive stage victory in the Etoile de Bessèges between Nîmes and Saint-Ambroix, according to l’Equipe. The Slovenian once again took the bunch sprint ahead of the same two riders as yesterday, but with Arnaud [...]
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed his participation in this year's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The event, which will take place on Sunday March 14th, is the world's largest timed cycling race. Last night [...]
Giorgia Bronzini of the Italian National Team won a bunch sprint to take the second stage of the Tour of Qatar between Al Zubarah and the Oryx Farm. The world points race champion, who won two stages last year and [...]
Belgian sprinter Gert Steegmans was in court in Geneva, Switzerland with Katusha, his former team, over the non-payment of his salary in the second half of last year, according to Het Nieuwsblad. Steegmans is demanding that the Russian team honours [...]
In an effort to prove that the Liquigas team is acting ethically and with transparency, six journalists will oversee a two-week training camp being held by Ivan Basso, Roman Kreuziger, Vincenzo Nibali, Franco Pellizotti and Sylvester Szmyd. Departing tomorrow, the [...]
Organizers of the 2010 Tour of the Battenkill have taken the opportunity to use their event to promote health and wellness. The race has teamed up with Glens Falls Hospital to highlight the cancer awareness initiative of the U23 Trek-LIVESTRONG [...]
This year the organizer of the Tour of Murcia, Paco Guzmán, has decided to boycott Italian teams from his race to show support for Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Last year the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) banned Valverde from racing in Italy [...]
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was [...]
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) took his second successive stage victory in the Etoile de Bessèges between Nîmes and Saint-Ambroix, according to l’Equipe. The Slovenian once again took the bunch sprint ahead of the same two riders as yesterday, but with Arnaud [...]
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed his participation in this year's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The event, which will take place on Sunday March 14th, is the world's largest timed cycling race. Last night [...]
